On Mon, 11 Aug 2025, Ryan Carsten Schmidt wrote:

> >    Error: process_cmd failed: an invalid entry was passed
> 
> If you ran out of disk space while installing/upgrading a port, the 
> macports registry database could have become corrupted.

Possibly; I was out at the time the carnage happened, so I am unsure of 
the exact timeline.

Notwithstanding that though, how may this problem be remedied?

> > As a good net.citizen I'm using the local Aussie mirror (which has 
> > worked for ages), but the main one (.DE) seems to be in a permanent 
> > state of brokenness.
> 
> How so?

Just look at the past few threads: DNS issues. files not found, failed 
checksum, etc.

-- Dave

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On Mon, 11 Aug 2025, Ryan Carsten Schmidt wrote:

> >    Error: process_cmd failed: an invalid entry was passed
> 
> If you ran out of disk space while installing/upgrading a port, the 
> macports registry database could have become corrupted.

Possibly; I was out at the time the carnage happened, so I am unsure of 
the exact timeline.

Notwithstanding that though, how may this problem be remedied?

> > As a good net.citizen I'm using the local Aussie mirror (which has 
> > worked for ages), but the main one (.DE) seems to be in a permanent 
> > state of brokenness.
> 
> How so?

Just look at the past few threads: DNS issues. files not found, failed 
checksum, etc.

-- Dave

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